The Rant: It's hard to call anything an upset in the World Baseball Classic

In a story I read on Saturday, the writer said there was plenty talk about how or why the U.S. team lost to Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic.

I personally haven’t heard any. That’s not to say we shouldn’t at least address this apparent concern. How can America keep losing a tournament based on the game it invented? Seriously, that’s probably one of the more narrow-minded questions I’ve seen in sports in recent days.

Baseball is one of the world’s most global games. And also, the way the tournament is set up it’s almost impossible for the best team to have a true advantage. All you need is one pitcher to be dominant for one night, and suddenly the best hitters in the world will look like little leaguers. That’s baseball for you. Unless the WBC feels like changing the format, parity will rule this tournament. That’s where the argument should end.